The Raiders celebrate one of their six goals duirng Friday night's win over MCLA at Conway Arena. (Courtesy photo by Corinne Coomas/Rivier Athletics)

NASHUA – The Rivier women’s ice hockey team downed MCLA 6-2 in Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference (MASCAC) on Friday night at Conway Arena.

With the result, the Raiders improved to 3-3 (3-1 MASCAC) while the Trailblazers dropped to 0-6 (0-3 MASCAC).

HOW IT HAPPENED

First-year Chloe Bryda opened the scoring 5:43 into the contest, finishing a setup from classmates Mary Kelley and Ella Spinazola.

Senior Olivia Schultz added a power-play tally, assisted by first-year Marina Bassett and fellow senior Jillian Hallee.

The Raiders struck twice more in the second, both from first-year Giada Musa, her first at 3:36 off a feed from Alexa Vencill, and her second at 11:39 from junior Kayley Young, to push the lead to 4-0. The Trailblazers netted their first goal at the 15:05 mark.

In the final frame, first-year Casey Roth tucked in a backhand to make it 5-1.Déjà vu at the 9:14 mark, as Spinazola and Kelley set up Bryda once again for her second of the night, extending the Raiders’ lead to 6-1.

MCLA tallied another with five minutes remaining in the game to cut the lead to 6-2.

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

First-year Emily Krauss and Senior Amelia Lebrun split time in the net, recording a combined 18 saves…The Raiders outshot the Trailblazers 56-20…

The Raiders controlled the faceoff circle, winning 40-22…Sophomore Lillian Wojcicki led the Raiders with 11 wins at the dot.

UP NEXT

The Raiders return to action tonight for a MASCAC matchup with Anna Maria at Buffone Arena. Puck drop at 7:20 p.m.